INTERPOL - Operation Screen West Africa 2025

An INTERPOL-coordinated border security operation in West Africa has led to 62 arrests and the seizure of large amounts of ammunition and explosives, firearms, drugs, counterfeit medicines, and stolen vehicles. Operation Screen West Africa 2025 (July – October) brought together law enforcement agencies from 12 West African countries to strengthen border security, track persons with links to terrorism and disrupt transnational organized crime networks. Frontline officers at land, air and sea borders used INTERPOL Mobile Devices and other systems to access the Organization’s extensive global databases, carrying out a total of 1.7 million real-time checks, up from 1.3 million in 2024. In all, Operation Screen West Africa 2025 led to nine arrests of individuals suspected of connections with terrorism. It also generated almost 250 “hits” against INTERPOL databases, including seven linked to Red Notices and nine linked to Blue Notices citing terrorist activities.